List of English Bible Versions, Translations, and Paraphrases

Assembled and cleaned up by Steven J. DeRose, 2008-03-2009-06-2009-08-01. Sources are listed at the bottom, as are the conventions used. Please email corrections and additional information here.

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ID

Name

Translator

Contents

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Date

Source

Publisher and Copyright

ISBN

Links

Affiliation

Comments

Aldhelm

Aldhelm (b. 639 d. 25 May 709)

??

Psalms (existence disputed)

Old English

600s-700s (late seventh or early eighth centuries)

Vulgate

[No copyright]

N/A

(lost)
Info

??

Aldhelm is thought to have written an Old English translation of the Psalms, although this is disputed.

An illuminated Psalter produced in the second quarter of the 8th Century. It contains an interlinear gloss in Old English which is the oldest extant English translation of any portion of the Bible. It was produced in southern England, perhaps in St. Augustine's Abbey or Christ Church, Canterbury or Minster-in-Thanet. Reprint: Kuhn, Sherman M., ed., University of Michigan Press 1995.

Caedmon is mentioned by Bede as one who sang poems in Old English based on the Bible stories, but he was not involved in translation per se. The Caedmon manuscript which was initially ascribed to Caedmon, was written between 700-1000. The extant manuscript was copied about 1000. It includes Biblical material in vernacular verses.

Egbert

Gospels.

Egbert

Gospels

Old English

709 (before)?

??

[No copyright]

N/A

Text
Info

??

The Bible handbook, by Thomas Linton Leishman and Arthur Thomas Lewis, 1936 suggests that Egbert had the Gospels translated some time before 709; but if so, this cannot be the same Archbishop Egbert of Trier (d. 993) of the "Egbert Psalter" aka Gertrude Psalter, aka Trier Psalter, ca. 980, created by the monks of the Abbey of Reichenau (a monk named Ruodprecht is mentioned in the original dedication) for Egbert, along with the Gospels in "Codex Egberti" and in "Codex Epternacensis"? Life and thought in the early Middle Ages, by Robert Stuart Hoyt, 1967, has illustrations said to be from "Egbert Gospels, Trier." Saint Egbert of Northumbria (d. 729) was Bishop of Lindisfarne, so perhaps there has been confusion with the Lindisfarne Gospels, although he had no apparent connection to any translations or codices.

A real translation of Psalm 1-50. Held at Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS 8824

Alfred

King Alfred (c. 849 – October 26, 899) "the Great"

??

Pentateuch portions; possibly also Psalms 1-50

Old English

900 (circa)

Vulgate

[No copyright]

N/A

Text
Info

??

King Alfred had a number of passages circulated in the vernacular around 900. These included passages from the Ten Commandments and the Pentateuch, which he prefixed to a code of laws he promulgated. Alfred is also said to have directed the Book of Psalms to have been translated into Old English. Many scholars believe that the fifty Psalms in Old English that are found in the Paris Psalter represent Alfred's translation.

Aldred

Aldred (a priest)

??

Northumbrian interlinear gloss on the Gospels

Northumbrian Old English glosses

950-970

Vulgate

[No copyright]

N/A

Text
Info

??

Aldred added a gloss in Northumbrian to the Lindisfarne Gospels, and a forward saying that it was written and illuminated by Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne 698-721; that the book was sewn together and physically bound by his successor as Bishop, Ethilwald; and that the metalwork within which it was contained was made by Billfrith the anchorite.

Farman

Farman

??

Gloss on the Gospel of Matthew in the Rushworth Gospels

Old English glosses

950 to 970

Vulgate, Lindisfarne "Aldred" glosses

[No copyright]

N/A

Text
Info

??

A priest of Harewood named Farman wrote a translation of Matthew and glosses on the other Gospels, preserved in the Rushworth Gospels ms.

Aethelwold

The Royal Psalter

Aethelwold, Abbott of Abingdon (c. 954-963), later Bishop of Winchester

Psalms

Old English glosses

960 (circa)

??

[No copyright]

N/A

Text
Info

??

One of his students was Aelfric.

Wessex

Wessex Gospels

??

Gospels

Old English translation and glosses

990 (circa)

Vulgate

[No copyright]

N/A

Text
Info

??

A full and freestanding version of the four Gospels in idiomatic Old English, in the West Saxon dialect. Seven mss of this translation have survived; they apparently had some currency.

At about the same time as the Wessex Gospels, a priest of Dorsetshire named Ælfric produced this independent translation of the Pentateuch, Joshua, and Judges. Aelfric claims this in his "De vetere testamento" (~1010). See The homilies of the Anglo-Saxon church: The first part, containing the Sermones catholici, or Homilies of Ælfric, in the Original Anglo-Sexon, with an English Version. Benjamin Thorpe, ed. Printed for the Ælfric Society, 1844. See also Aelfric: a new study of his life and writings, by Caroline Louisa White. Lamson, Wolffe and Company, 1898 GB

WestSaxon

The West Saxon Gospels

Gospels

Old English

1000 (circa)

??

[No copyright]

N/A

archive* (Liber Psalmorum : The West-Saxon Psalms, being the prose portion, or the 'first fifty,' of the so-called Paris Psalter (1907))
Info

Mainly a work of poetic exegesis and homiletics, but includes paraphrases. Because of the unique phonetic orthography adopted by the author, the work preserves many details of English pronunciation at a time when the language was in flux after the Norman Conquest; consequently, despite its lack of literary merit, it is invaluable to philologists in tracing the development of English. The sole manuscript (Bodleian Library MS Junius 1, far from complete) is thought to be the actual autograph. The first new homily cycle in English since Aelfric.

1483 (published in Golden Legend), 1484 (The Book of the Knight in the Tower)

From a French translation.

[No copyright]

N/A

Text
Info

??

William Caxton was England's first printer, and he printed "Knight of the Tower" in 1483; not certain what relation this is to Biblical texts. See GB

Joye-Psalms

The Psalter of David in Englishe purely and faithfully translated aftir the texte of Feline

George Joye

Psalms

English

1530

??

[No copyright]

N/A

(no GB)
Info

??

Metrical translation. Joye b. Renhold, Befordshire ~1495. Eventually exiled for Lutheran sympathies. 26 works attributed to him, some reprinted during his lifetime.

Joye-NT

The New Testament

George Joye

JNT

English

~1530??

??

[No copyright]

N/A

Text
Info

??

Tyn, Tyndale, WTT

William Tyndale Translation. The newe Testament as it was written, and caused to be written, by them which herde it. To whom also oure saveoure Christ Jesus commannded that they shulde preache it unto al creatures.

Multiple reprints. Tyndale's other OT work went into Matthew's Bible. This translation was very influential on KJV. A modern-spelling edition was published by David Daniell (Yale University Press, 1996) Google books. Facsimile edition, 720 pages, by Hendrickson Publishers, ISBN 1598562908, 978-1598562903Facsimile edition 1976, David Paradine Developments: London.

English and Latin in parallel columns. The English version is actually the Coverdale translation, possibly revised by Hollybush.
Identified as STC 2818 on UMI microfilm reel 109.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Great, TCB

Great Bible, aka Cranmer Version, aka The Coverdale Bible

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), the Archbishop of Canterbury, hired Myles Coverdale at the bequest of King Henry VIII

OT NT Apoc

Early Modern English

1539, 1583

MT VG Erasmus Luther

[No copyright]

N/A

(no GB)
Info

??

??

Grafton-Whitechurch

The Byble; The Byble in Englysh (The Great Bible); The New Testament in Englyshe

Certayne Chapters of the proverbes of Salomon drawen into metre by Thomas Sterneholde, late grome of the kynges Magesties robes

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517-1547)

Selected Proverbs

English

~1549??

??

London, John Case for Willyam Seres, 1549-1550

N/A

GB-
Info

??

Metrical translation. [STC 2760] paraphrase in verse of Proverbs and certain psalms that is falsely attributed to Thomas Sternhold. The misattribution is corrected in "Certayn chapters taken out of the Proverbes of Salomon" (STC 12631), in which the paraphrase of Proverbs is identical. The paraphrases of Ecclesiastes i-iii and at least Psalm lxxxviii (E1r-F2v) are by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. Two of the other minor poems are also printed in 12631.3, another edition of STC 12631--Cf. STC. - Actually edited by John Case; printer's name and suggested range of publication date from STC

Wyatt

Certayne psalmes chosen out of the psalter of David/ commonly called thee .vii. penytentiall psalmes

Sir Thomas Wyatt

Selected Psalms

English

1549

??

[No copyright] T. Raynald and J. Harryngton, 1549

N/A

GB-
Info

??

Metrical translation

Whittingham

The Newe Testament of ovr Lord Jesus Christ; The Bible and Holy Scriptvres conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament (The Geneva Bible)

Certayne Psalmes chosen out of the Psalter of David, and drawen forth into Englysh meter by William hunnis, servant to the rhyght honorable Syr Wyllyam Harberde Knight newly collected & imprinted

William Hunnis (d. 1597

Psalms

English

1550

??

[No copyright] London: In Aldersgate strete by the wydowe of Ihon Herforde, for Ihon Harrington, 1550

N/A

GB-
Info

??

Metrical translation [STC 2727]

NTOSJC

Newe Testament of Our Saviour Jesu Christe

Richard Jugge

??

??

1552

??

[No copyright]

N/A

GB-
Info

??

??

Whittingham-Psalms

One and Fiftie Psalmes of David in English metre, wherof .37. Were made by Thoma Sterneholde: and the rest by others. Conferred with the hebrewe, and in certeyn places corrected as the text, and sens of the prophete requried.

the popular version just prior to the translation of the KJV. Poritons: NT 1557. First English Bible with entire OT translated from Hebrew. First Bible to add verse numbers. ~90% matches Tyndale; major influence on KJV. 144+ editions from 1557-1644.

Martin

The New Testament of Iesvs Christ (Rheims New Testament); The Holie Bible (Douay Old Testament)

Gregory Martin (c. 1540-1582)

NT

English

~1560??

??

[No copyright]

N/A

Info

??

Cf The Text of the New Testament of Iesus Christ: Translated Out of the Vulgar Latine by the Papists of the Traiterous Seminarie at Rhemes : with Arguments of Bookes, Chapters, and Annotations, Pretending to Discouer the Corruptions of Diuers Translations, and to Cleare the Controuersies of These ...
Authors William Fulke, Gregory Martin, Matthew Parker
Contributors John Bill, Adam Islip
Publisher Printed for John Bill, 1617 GB

Locke

A Meditation Of A Penitent Sinner: Written in Maner Of A Paraphrase upon the 51. Psalme of David

First portion, 19 Psalms (Ps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 20, 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 41, 49, 73, 78, 103, 120, 122, and 138), as Sternhold and Hopkins Psalter, 1548. Millar Patrick reports that John Daye printed an English Psalter as early as 1559, but that it was never released. Daye did publish a Psalter based on the Genevan work in 1560 that was very similar to the 1560 Genevan Psalter, then he published a second edition in 1561 which contained a total of 87 Psalms. This version dropped some of the Genevan additions.
First complete English Psalter, 1562. This version dropped twenty-three of the fourty-three Psalms added in Geneva. It contained eighty-six new Psalms, mostly by John Hopkins, but four new Psalms by Sternhold.
1562 edition remained in use in England, with few changes, well into 19th c. The Sternhold and Hopkins version was brought to the American colonies and saw considerable use there. More than six-hundred editions, final in 1828.

Written in support of the Counter-Reformation. However, it sometimes follows the wording of Tyndale, esp. in the Coverdale edition. Uses Vulgate organization (e.g., Ezra and Nehemiah are called 1 and 2 Esdras).

Barbar

Apocalypsis

Thomas Barbar

English

1592 1610?

??

[No copyright]

N/A

(no GB)
Info

??

Sidney

The Psalmes of David translated into diverse & sundry kinds of verse, more rare & excellent, for the method & varietie then ever yet hath bene done in English

a.k.a. Authorized Version. Hendrickson Publishers reprinted the 1611 edition in December 2003, though it was re-typeset in a somewhat more modern font. The ISBNs noted above refer to this reprint. Nearly all recent editions, even if they say "1611", are actually the 1769 edition, which is quite different. Facsimile editions are available for ~$250 from greatsite.com. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Ainsworth

The Book of Psalmes: Englished Both in Prose and Metre with Annotations, Opening the Words and Sentences, by Conference with Other Scriptures

Henry Ainsworth

Psalms

English

1612

??

[No copyright] Amsterdam: Giles Thorpe

0914678159

GB-
Info

??

Modern reprint: The music of Henry Ainsworth's Psalter. Lorraine Inserra and H. Wiley Hitchcock. Brooklyn, NY: Institute for Studies in American Music, Dept. of Music, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, c1981.

Sandys

A Paraphrase upon the Psalms of David. By G.S. Set to new tunes for private devotion; and a thorough bass, for voice or instrument. By Henry Lawes, Gentleman of his Majesty's Chapel Royal

A new version of all the Books of the New Testament with a Literal Commentary on All the Difficult Passages ; to which are Added, I. An Introduction to the Reading of the Holy Scriptures, Intended Chiefly for Young Students in Divinity. II. An Abstract Or Harmony of the Gospel-history. III. A ...

Isaac de Beausobre, Jacques Lenfant, Jeremiah Batley, Samuel Chandler

NT

English

1726

??

[No copyright] Printed for J. Batley, at the Dove in Pater-noster Row; and S. Chandler, at the Cross-Keys in the Poultry

N/A

GB-
Info

??

Caryll

The Psalmes of David, translated from the Vulgat: translated from the Vulgat

C. Caryll

Psalms

English

1700

Vulgate

[No copyright] s.n.

N/A

GB-
Info

??

Walthoe

The books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon

J. Walthoe

Wisdom Books

English

1726

??

[No copyright]

N/A

(no GB)
Info

??

Mace

The New Testament in Greek and English, Containing the Original Text Corrected from the Authority of the most Authentic Manuscripts: And a New Version Form'd agreeably to the Illustrations of the Most Learned Commentators and Critics: with Notes and Various Readings, and a Copious Alphabetical Index

The Holy Bible, translated from the Latin Vulgat: diligently compared with the Hebrew, Greek, and other editions in divers languages, and first published by the English College at Doway, Anno 1609 : newly revised, and corrected, according to the Clementin edition of the scriptures : with annotations for clearing up the principal difficulties of Holy Writ. Aka Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner Revision)

The New Testament: Carefully Collated with the Greek, and Corrected; Divided and Pointed According to the Various Subjects Treated of by the Inspired Writers, with the Common Division Into Chapters and Verse in the Margin; and Illustrated with Notes Critical and Explanatory

Richard Wynne

??

??

1764

??

[No copyright] Printed for R. and J. Dodsley

N/A

GB-
Info

??

??

QB Purver

Quaker Bible: A new and literal translation of all the books of the Old and New Testament; with notes critical and explanatory

Anthony Purver (1702–1777)

OT NT

Modern English

1764

MT, TR?

[No copyright] London by W. Richardson and S. Clark

N/A

GB-
Info

Quaker

Purver was a self-taught translator and laboured for 30 years single-handed. Very low circulation.

Smart

The Psalms of David

Christopher Smart

Psalms

English

1765

??

[No copyright]

N/A

(no GB)
Info

??

Harwood

A Liberal Translation of the New Testament; being An Attempt to translate the Sacred Writings with the same Freedom, Spirit, and Elegance, With which other English Translations from the Greek Classics have lately been executed ... with select Notes, Critical and Explanatory

The Lord's Prayer: "O Thou great governour and parent of universal nature - who manifestest thy glory to the blessed inhabitants of heaven - may all thy rational creatures in all the parts of thy boundless dominion be happy in the knowledge of thy existence and providence, and celebrate thy perfections in a manner most worthy of thy nature and perfective of their own!"

Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments, with Original Notes and Practical Observations. In Six Volumes.
Boston: Samuel T. Armstrong, 1816, 1816. Six volumes. Full leather. Heavily scuffed but generally sound with two notable exceptions. First volume of the New Testament has a small tear affecting text in Chapter 10 of Luke, crease to text block but still stitched together. Volume 4 text block cracked More...

Bate

A new and literal translation, from the Hebrew, of the Pentateuch of Moses, and of the historical books of the Old Testament, to the end of the second book of Kings: with notes critical and explanatory

Brown's Self-Interpreting Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments According to the Authorized Version.

John Brown (1722–1787)

OT NT

Modern English

1778? 1864

??

Reverend John B. Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London

??

Text
Info

??

1348 pages. Full title: "The Self-Interpreting Bible containing the Old and New Testaments according to the Authorised Version with an Introduction; marginal references and illustrations; a summary of the several books; an analysis of each chapter; a paraphrase and evangelical reflections upon the most important passages; and numerous explanatory notes; by the Rev. John Brown, Late Minister of the Gospel at Haddington to which is prefixed, a biographical sketch of the Venerable Author. The text is more fully elucidated by upwards of 8,000 explanatory and critical notes; and introductory concluding observations on each Book; by the Rev. Henry Cooke, Minister of the Presbyterian Church, May Street, Belfast."

Callender

Essay towards a literal English version of the New Testament, in the Epistles of the Apostle Paul directed to the Ephesians

Abridgement of the Sacred History of Jesus Christ and His Apostles, An. Containing the most striking Passages in the New Testament. Adapted to the Understanding of the meanest capacities, and design'd for the Improvement of Christian Knowledge., Illustrated with Sixty Headpieces, curiously Engrav'd on Copper Plates and expressing the subject of Each Passage.

A New Literal Translation from the Original Greek, of All the Apostolical Epistles: With a Commentary, and Notes Philological, Critical, Explanatory, and Practical. In Four Volumes. To which is Added a History of the Life of the Apostle Paul.

Three printings of this edition, in 1592, 1593 and 1598. The Clementine differed from the manuscripts on which it was ultimately based in that it grouped the various prefaces of St. Jerome together at the beginning, and it removed 3 and 4 Esdras and the Prayer of Manasses from the Old Testament and placed them into an appendix. The Psalter of the Clementine Vulgate, like that of almost all earlier editions, is the Gallicanum. The Clementine Vulgate of 1592 became the standard Bible text of the Roman Rite of the Roman Catholic Church until 1979, when the Nova Vulgata was promulgated.

A Translation of the New Testament from the original Greek. Humbly attempted with a view to assist the unlearned with clearer and more explicit views of the mind of the Spirit in the Scriptures of Truth.

Thomas Haweis

NT

Modern English

1795

??

[No copyright] London: printed for T. Chapman

N/A

GB-
Info

??

By a founder of the London Missionary Society

Hawkes

The New Testament

Thomas Hawkes

NT

English

1795

??

[No copyright]

N/A

(no GB)
Info

??

Newcome

An attempt toward revising our English translation of the Greek Scriptures, or the New Covenant of Jesus Christ; and toward illustrating the sense by philological and explanatory notes.

The Holy Bible, Or the Books Accounted Sacred by Jews and Christians: ... Faithfully Translated from Corrected Texts of the Originals. With ... Notes, ... By the Rev. Alexander Geddes, ...

Alexander Geddes

Pent, Jud - 2Chr, Ruth, Prayer of Manasseh

Modern English

1792 vol 1 = Pent; 1797 vol 2 = Jud - 2Chr, Ruth, Prayer of Manasseh

??

[No copyright] printed for the author by J. Davis: and sold by R. Faulder; and J. Johnson

N/A

GB-
Info

??

In 1788 Geddes put forth his 'Proposals for publishing a new translation of the Holy Bible.' .. In 1792 the first volume appeared .. followed by another volume in 1797. .. Apparently no further portions of his translation were printed" (Darlow and Moule)

Scarlett

A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek, humbly attempted by Nathaniel Scarlett, assisted by men of piety and literature.

Nathaniel Scarlett, ed.,

NT

Modern English

1798

??

[No copyright] London: Printed by T. Gillet; F. & C. Rivington

N/A

GB-
Info

Universalist

Collaborators include James Creighton (Anglican), William Vidler (Universalist), and John Cue (Sandemanian)

The Book of Job: Metrically Arranged According to the Masora and Newly Translated Into English with Notes Critical and Explanatory: Accompanied on the Opposite Page by the Authorized English Version by Joseph Stock: Metrically Arranged According to the Masora and Newly Translated Into English...

The Gothic Gospel of St. Matthew, from the Codex Argenteus of the fourth century: with the correspinding English, or Saxon, from the Durham Book of the eighth century, in roman characters; a literal English lesson of each,and notes ...

The English Version of the Polyglot Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments, with a Copious and Original Selection of References to Parallel and Illustrative Passages, Exhibited in a Manner Hitherto Unattempted

Thomas Chevalier, Samuel Bagster

English

~1812??, 1820, 1833, 1840

Polyglot Bible

[No copyright] Samuel Bagster

N/A

GB-
Info

??

Williams1812

The New Testament

W. Williams

NT

Modern English

1812

??

[No copyright]

N/A

(no GB)
Info

??

??

Bellamy

The Holy Bible: Newly Translated from the Original Hebrew, with Notes, Critical and Explanatory

John Bellamy

??

Modern English

1818

??

[No copyright] printed for the translator

N/A

GB-
Info

??

Portions published earlier ?? as The Book of Daniel; The Minor Prophets. Originally published in about ten parts.

Jefferson

New Testament

Jefferson

??

Modern English

1820

??

[No copyright]

N/A

(no GB)
Info

??

??

??

The sacred history of the Old Testament, abridged, in the language of the Bible.

A literal translation of the psalms of David: solely upon the authority of the Rev. J. Parkhurst

John Parkhurst

Psalms

English

1825

??

[No copyright] Printed for the translator by J. Johnston, published by W. Wetton; J. Hatchard and So

N/A

GB-
Info

??

Campbell, LO

The Sacred Writing of the Apostles and Evangelists of Jesus Christ, Commonly Styled The New Testament. Translated from the Original Greek, by George Campbell, James MacKnight, and Philip Doddridge, Doctors of the Church of Scotland. With Prefaces to the Historical and Epistolary Books; and an Appendix, Containing Critical Notes and Various Translations of Difficult Passages.

Alexander Campbell, George Campbell, James MacKnight, and Philip Doddridge

Second edition, 1828. Third edition, 1832. Fourth edition, 1835. Reprinted by Gospel Advocate Co., 1974. Aka "The Living Oracles." In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Greaves

The Gospel of God's Annointed, the Glory of Israel, and the Light of Revelation for the Gentiles: or, the Glad Tidings of the Service, Sacrifice, and Triumph of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God; and of the gracious and mightily operative powers of the Holy Spirit, which were the first-fruits of that labour of divine love: being a recent version, in two parts, of the Christian Greek Scriptures (commonly called the New Testament) in which is plainly set forth the New Covenant promised by God through Moses and the Prophets.

Alexander Greaves

English

1828

??

[No copyright] London: A. Macintosh

N/A

GB-
Info

??

??

Howard-Liber

Liber Ecclesiasticus, the Book of the Church; or Ecclesiasticus: tr. from the Lat. vulgate, by L. Howard

A New Family Bible, and Improved Version, from corrected Texts of the Originals: With Notes, Critical and Explanatory; and Short Practical Reflections on each Chapter, Together With A General Introduction, on the Authenticity and Inspiration of the Sacred Books; and A Complete view of The Mosaic...

A literal translation from the Hebrew of the Twelve Minor prophets: With Some Notes from Jonathan [ben Uziel]'s Paraphrase in the Chaldee, and Critical Remarks from R.S. Yarchi, Abenezra, D. Kimchi, and Abarbenel

A New and Corrected Version of the New Testament; or, a minute revision, and professed translation of the original histories, memoirs, letters, prophecies, and other productions of the Evangelists and Apostles: to which are subjoined a few, generally brief, critical, explanatory and practical notes.

Rodolphus Dickinson

NT

English

~1833??

Griesbach 1805

[No copyright] Boston: Lilly, Wait, Colman and Holden

N/A

(no GB)
Info

??

Luke 1:41: "And it happened, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the embryo was joyfully agitated."

Horae Aramaicae: Comprising concise notices of the Aramean dialects in general and of the versions of the Holy Scripture extant in them; with a translation of the Gospel according to st. Matthew and of the Epistle to the Hebrews, from the ancient Peschito Syriac

The Book of the New Covenant of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, being a critical revision of the text and translation of the English version of the New Testament, with the aid of most ancient manuscripts unknown to the age in which that version was last put forth by authority.

Smith had no knowledge of Hebrew or Greek. John 1.1: "1 In the beginning was the gospel preached through the Son. And the gospel was the word, and the word was with the Son, and the Son was with God, and the Son was of God."

Etheridge

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

J. W. Etheridge

NT

English

1846 Gospels; 1849 NT

Peshitta for Gospels, Acts, and some Epistles; rest "after a later syrian text, etc. 1849."

A Literal Translation of the Book of Psalms: Intended to Illustrate Their Poetical and Moral Structure, to which is Added Dissertions on the Word Selah, and on the Authorship, Order, Titles, and Poetical Features of the Psalms

John Jebb

Psalms

English

1846

??

[No copyright] Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans

N/A

GB-
Info

??

Comstock

The "fonetik" New Testament, set in Comstock’s "purfekt alphabet."

Andrew Comstock, M.D.

??

??

1848

??

[No copyright] Philadelphia

??

Text
Info

??

NW TESTAMENT OV ÖR LORD AND SEVYUR JIZUS KRIST, TRANSLETED ÖT OV I ÙRIJINAL GRIK, AND WI? E FORMUR TRANSLECUNZ DILIJENTLI KOMPARD AND RIVIZD. IN KOMSTOK’S PURFEKT ALFABET (an approximation of the characters in the special font. Letters were created, Dr. Comstock claimed, not only for every elementary sound, but for the accents, inflections, and melody for the voice. He hoped for a literary revolution and spread "the Gospel, as well as the arts and sciences, not only among those to whom English is vernacular, but among foreign nations, particularly the heathen"; however, his Phonetic Testament never reached a second edition. Comstock’s was the first phonetic New Testament to be printed in America. V. rare, single leaves ~$70-$90.

Forshall

Holy Bible

John Wycliffe, Josiah Forshall, Frederic Madden

??

Modern English

1850

??

[No copyright]

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Cone

The Commonly Received Version of the New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: with Several Hundred Emendations

First Jewish translation in US. Pentateuch 1845, as Hebrew-English diglot. Has some different verse-numbering. Reprinted as Torah, Neviim u-Khetuvim. Twenty-four books of the Holy Scriptures carefully translated according to the Massoretic text, on the basis of the English version, after the best Jewish authorities (1891); The Twenty-four Books of the Holy Bible: Hebrew and English, Hebrew Pub. Co (1912).

Howard-Pent

The Book of Genesis; Exodus and Leviticus; The books of Numbers and Deuteuronomy, according to the version of the LXX, tr., with notices of its omissions and insertions, by the hon. H.E.J. Howard

The Holy Bible ... literally and idiomatically translated out of the original languages. Aka The Holy Bible, consisting of the Old and New Covenants, translated according to the Letter and Idioms of the Original Languages. Aka Young's Literal Translation

Greek/English interlinear. Prior publication in parts. 1873 and 1882 editions aka "The Emphatic Diaglott: containing the original Greek Text of what is commonly styled the New Testament, according to the Recension of Dr. J.J. Griesbach, with an interlineary word for word English Translation; a new Emphatic Version, based on the interlineary Translation, on the Renderings of eminent Critics, and on the various Readings of the Vatican Manuscript, No. 1209 in the Vatican Library, together with illustrative and explanatory Footnotes, and a copious Selection of References, to the whole of which is added a valuable alphabetical Appendix"

Revised as "The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript discovered by Constantine Tischendorf at Mount Sinai." Cincinnati: The Standard Publishing Company, 1918; actually a revision with some changes according to Sinaiticus.

Carter

The Book of Psalms

Charles Carter

Psalms

English

~1867??, 1869

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[No copyright] Yates & Alexander

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DarDarby

The Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Book of Revelation: Commonly called the New Testament. A New Translation from a Revised Text of the Greek Original. Aka Darby Bible

Portions: "An Amended Version of the Book of Job" 1827; "The Book of Psalms" 1831; "A New Translation of the Hebrew Prophets" 1837; "A New Translation of proverbs, Ecclestiastes and the canticles" ????.

Bowes

The New Testament, tr. from the purest Gr

Bowes

NT

Modern English

1870

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[No copyright]

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Eyre-Spottiswoode

Revised English Bible

Eyre and Spottiswoode

English

~1871??

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[No copyright]

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In the beginning the Word already was. The Word was in God’s presence, and what God was, the Word was.

Rotherham

The New Testament: newly translated from the Greek text of Tregelles and critically emphasised, according to the logical idiom of the original; with an introduction and occasional notes. Aka Rotherham's Emphasized Bible.

"The emphasised Bible: a new translation, designed to set forth the exact meaning, the proper terminology and the graphic style of the sacred originals: arranged to show at a glance narrative, speech, parallelism, and logical analysis, also to enable the student readily to distinguish the several divine names: and emphasised throughout after the idioms of the Hebrew and Greek tongues: with expository introduction, select references & appendices of notes." Literal, word-to-word, retaining Greek word order. //Originally// was /the Word, And //the Word// was /with God; And /the Word/ was //God//.

Davidson

The New Testament. Translated from the Critical Text of Von Tischendorf; with an Introduction on the Criticism, Translation, and Interpretation of the Book.

English Revised Version. Aka The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Translated out of the Greek: Being the Version Set Forth A.D. 1611, Compared with the Most Ancient Authorities and Revised, A.D. 1881

The title page reads MDCCCCLXXXV, which is a misprint. However, a facsimile reprint was done in 1985 by Kregel Publishers, Grand Rapids. The wife of a pastor, and an accomplished musician, artist and sculptor. Bulliol College, Oxford. Taught herself Hebrew in middle age.

Hanson

The New Covenant: Containing I. An accurate translation of the New Testament. II. A Harmony of the Four Gospels. III. A Chronological Arrangement of the Text. IV. A Brief and Handy Commentary.

stresses literary qualities. Possibly a second with same title in 1923?

Berry

Interlinear Literal Translation of the Hebrew Old Testament

George Richter Berry

Gen, Exod

Modern English

1897; 1946, 51, 59, 70

Gen: Baer and Delitzsch; Exod: Theile.

[No copyright] Chicago: Wilcox & Follett

Reprint: 0825422140

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"with the King James version and the Revised version conveniently presented in the margins for ready reference & with explanatory textural footnotes supplemented by tables of the Hebrew verb, and the Hebrew alphabet." Contributions: Baer, S. 1825-1897., Delitzsch, Franz, 1813-1890., Theile, Carl Gottfried Wilhelm, 1799-1854., Berry, George Ricker, 1865-1945.

The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, translated into English from the original Greek by the Very Rev. Francis Aloysius Spencer, O.P.; edited by Charles J. Callan, O.P., and John A. McHugh, O.P.

Francis Aloysius Spencer

NT

Modern English

1898 Gospels; 1941 NT

Vulgate, Syriac, GNT

[No copyright] New York: William H. Young & Company 1898; New York: The Macmillan company, 1937.

based on translations from northern Egypt. Cf GB: The Coptic version of the New Testament in the Southern dialect otherwise called Sahidic and Thebaic: with critical apparatus, literal English translation register and notes of fragments. George Horner. Clarendon Press, 1924 GB

The New Testament. The Modern American Bible ... The Books of the Bible in Modern American Form and Phrase with Notes and Introduction

Frank Schell Ballentine

Only the New Testament was published.

Modern English

1901

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[No copyright] New York: Thomas Whittaker, 1899-1901. Revised 1909.

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Ballentine was a Presbyterian who turned Unitarian.

ASV

American Standard Version. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues, Being the Version Set Forth A.D. 1611, Compared with the Most Ancient Authorities and Revised A.D. 1881-1885, Newly Edited by the American Revision Committee A.D. 1901, Standard Edition

Philip Schaff, ed., who chose 30+ scholars. Work began in 1872.

OT NT

Modern English

1901

NT: WH 1881 and Tregelles 1857, (Reproduced in a single, continuous, form in Palmer 1881. OT: MT with some LXX influence); Revised Version

a.k.a. Standard American Edition, Revised Version, the American version of the Holy Bible, Revised Version. Led to WEB and others.

MSNT

Modern Speech New Testament

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NT

Modern English

1902

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[No copyright]

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An attempt to present the Bible in effective, intelligible English. POssibly = An Idiomatic Translation Into Every-
Day English From The Text Of "The Resultant Greek Testament",
By The Late Richard Francis Weymouth, M.A., D.Lit.
Fellow Of University College, London, And Formerly Headmaster
Of Mill Hill School, Editor Of " The Resultant Greek Testament".
Edited And Partly Revised By Ernest Hampden-Cook, M.A.
Formerly Exhibitioner And Prizeman Of St. John's College, Cambridge
B.A., London. New York: The Baker And Taylor Co. 1905 (GB). In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

"The constant effort of the translators was to exclude all words and phrases not used in current English. However, an older phraseology was used in rendering poetical passages and quotations from the Old Testament and in the language of prayer." A history of the version is given in Kenneth W. Clark, "The Making of the Twentieth Century New Testament." Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, 38 (1955), pp. 58-81.

Ferrar Fenton Bible. The Holy Bible in Modern English, containing the complete sacred Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, translated into English direct from the original Hebrew, Chaldee and Greek languages

The New Testament in Modern Speech: an idiomatic translation into everyday English from the text of 'The Resultant Greek Testament' by Richard Francis Weymouth; edited and partly revised by Ernest Hampden-Cook

The New Testament, revised and translated by Adolphus. S. Worrell, A. M. With Notes and Instructions designed to aid the earnest Reader in obtaining a clear Understanding of the doctrines, Ordinances, and primitive Assemblies as revealed in these Scriptures

American Baptist educator and evangelist. A moderate revision of ASV. "immerse" replaces "baptise," and verbs and participles are rendered more literally. Notes reflect doctrines of the holiness movement.

CorrectedEnglish

The Corrected English New Testament;
A Revision Of The "Authorised" Version (By Nestle's Resultant Text)
Prepared With The Assistance Of Eminent Scholars, And Issued By Samuel Lloyd
A Like Governor Of The British And Foreign Bible Society

A New Translation of the Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments. NT as The historical New Testament: being the literature of the New Testament arranged in the order of its literary growth and according to the dates of the documents

[The translator] "undertook the uncongenial task of showing, by dissecting the texts of the Gospels, that the founders of the Christian church, deliberately falsified that text throughout. He rejects as spurious many passages of the Gospels, all of The Acts, and nearly everything in the Epistles. The Apocalyse is treated as a prose version of a Greek Mystery-poem."

TNC

The New Covenant, commonly called the New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: A revision of the version of A.D. 1611.

The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic text. A New translation with the aid of previous versions and with constant consultation of Jewish authorities. Jewish Publication Society of America Version. Aka "New Translation (Jewish)"

eliminates duplications.
With The Collaboration Of Charles Cutler Torrey, Professor Of Semitic Languages In Yale University; Henry A. Sherman, Head Of The Department Of Religious Literature Of Charles Scribner's Sons; Frederick Harris, Senior Secretary Of The Publication Department Of The International Committee Of Young Men's Christian Associations; Ethel Cutler, Religious Work Secretary Of The National Board Of The Young Womens Christian Associations

Pym

Mark's Account of Jesus: being a version of St. Mark's Gospel in common speech

T. W. Pym

Mark

English

1921, 1938

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[No copyright] W. Heffer & Sons Ltd

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Robinson

Amos: Hebrew text, edited with critical and grammatical notes

Theodore Henry Robinson

Amos

English

1923 1920??

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[No copyright] London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

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RNT

The Riverside New Testament, a translation from the original Greek into the English of to-day

A Baptist revision of ASV. Published in commemoration of the centenary of the American Baptist Publication Society. Reprinted as "The New Testament in Modern English", with a spine and cover labeled "Montgomery New Testament". Montgomery was the first woman to translate the New Testament into English from Greek and have it published by a publishing house. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was face to face with God, and the Word was God.

The People's New Covenant (New Testament): Scriptural Writings Translated from the meta-physical standpoint by Arthur E. Overbury. Being a revision unhampered by so-called ecclesiastical authority ... together with a preface setting forth the standpoint of the author on many fundamental questions ... also an explanatory index giving a large amount of valuable information and data helpful to a comprehensive study of the Bible.

Overbury, Arthur Evill (1875-?)

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Modern English

1925

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Avoids some words, like "hell." “In the original being the Word, or GOD-Idea existed; and the God-Idea existed in the at-one-ment with God; and the GOD-Idea was GOD-manifest.”

CONC

Concordant version, the Sacred Scriptures: designed to put the English reader in possession of all the vital facts of divine revelation without a former knowledge of Greek, by means of a restored Greek text, with various readings, conforming, as far as possible, to the inspired autographs, a consistent sublinear based upon a standard English equivalent for each Greek element, and an idiomatic, emphasized English version with notes, which are linked together and correlated for the English reader by means of an English concordance and lexicon and a complementary list of the Greek elements. Aka "Concordant Literal New Testament".

A.E. Knoch (1874-1965) was associated with ultra-dispensationalist E. W. Bullinger, was the editor of a magazine called Unsearchable Riches, and founded the Concordant Publishing Concern to publish his translation. Resembles YLT, hyper-literal, but designed to support Knoch's ideas such as Universalism, "soul sleep," Arminian soteriology, and Arian Christology. For example, Knoch translates aionios as "eonian" instead of "eternal," and says it should be understood in the sense "pertaining to the Æon" or "age-long," thus obscuring immortality and eternal destiny. Knoch had no formal education in the biblical languages. In the beginning was the word, and the word was toward God, and God was the word.

Cunnington

The New Testament (or Covenant) of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: A Translation Based on the Version of A.D. 1611.

The Bible: An American Translation. 1944: The Complete Bible; an American Translation: The Old Testament Translated by J. M. Powis Smith and a Group of Scholars; the Apocrypha and the New Testament Translated by Edgar J. Goodspeed

midway between an exact literal rendering and a paraphrase. In the Beginning there existed the Divine Reason, and the Divine Reason was with God, and the Divine Reason was God. This Divine Reason at the Beginning was in closest relation with God. Through the Divine Reason all things came into being; and apart therefrom there was not brought into being even a single thing which has come to exist.

A Roman Catholic Priest and spiritist, also authored "Communication with the Spirit World: Its Laws and Its Purpose (1932). Controversial, appears supportive of Jehovahs' Witness teachings. Greber claimed his translation was done with the aid of spirits.

Clementson

The New Testament

Edgar L. Clementson

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Modern English

1938

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Benziger

The Psalms... Also the Canticles of the Roman Breviary

Benziger Bros

Psalms

English

~1939??

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Power

Ecclesiasticus

A. D. Power

Ecclesiasticus

English

1939

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Confraternity

Confraternity Version. The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, translated from the Latin Vulgate; a revision of CHalloner-Rheims edited by Catholic scholars under the patronage of the Episcopal committee of the Confraternity of Christian doctrine.

The Emphatic Diaglott, containing the original Greek text of what is commonly styled the New Testament (according to the recension of Dr. J. J. Griesbach) with an interlineary translation, on the renderings of eminent critics, and on the various readings of The Vatican Manuscript, No. 1209, in the Vatican Library, together with illustrative and explanatory foot notes, and a copious selection of references....

The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (J's Witnesses) acquired the printing plates for this edition in 1902, and published an edition in 1926. Wilson was not associated with the Witnesses. He was a Christadelphian and employed as a newspaper editor.

Berkeley

The Holy Bible, The Berkeley Version in Modern English

Gerrit Verkuyl et al.

OT NT

Modern English

1945 NT, 1959 OT

Translated Afresh From the Original Languages and Diligently Compared With Previous Translations

Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1959.

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The New Testament was published in 1945. Revised in 1969 as The Modern Language Bible.

Brotherhood

The New testament

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NT

English

1946

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SNT

New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

George Betts Swann

NT

Modern English

1947

WH

[Expired] Louisville: Pentecostal Publishing Co., 1947.

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Swann was a Christian Church pastor in Kentucky. This editions uses no chapters, only paragraphs, with verses numbered consecutively from Matthew to Revelation. Unconnected to: The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Edward Stallybrass, William Swan, Edward Swan. British and Foreign Bible Society, 1846.

[Expired] Cambridge: The University Press, in association with Evans Brothers, 1949.

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Limited to C. K. Ogden's Basic English vocabulary of 850 words proposed as an international auxiliary language, with an additional 150 biblical words. From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.

Reprinted as Holy Name Bible, 1963, revised 1974. The KJV "with Semitic names restored to their Hebrew and Aramaic forms."

NSNT, Norlie, SEB

The New Testament ... in Modern English. 1961: Norlie's Simplified New Testament: In Plain English - for Today's Reader. 1963: The New Testament a new translation Bible N.T English 1961 Norlie Bible O.T English 1961 The Psalms for today

Olaf Morgan Norlie; Roland Kenneth Harrison

NT, Psalms

Basic Modern English

1951

Paraphrase of the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek?

[Expired] Northfield, MN, 1951. Zondervan, 1961, 1963.

Spear publications reprint? 0990400867

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In 1961 Norlie's Simplified New Testament in plain English for Today's Reader was published by Zondervan; reprinted in 1962 as The Children's Simplified New Testament. The Word was in the beginning; the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

HSH

Holy Scriptures (Harkavy)

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Modern English

1951

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Rieu

The Four Gospels. A new translation from the Greek by E. V. Rieu.

Emile Victor Rieu

Gospels

Modern English

1952

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Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd., 1952.

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RSV

The Holy Bible, Revised Standard Version. Containing the Old and New Testaments, translated from the original tongues; being the version set forth A.D. 1611, revised A.D. 1881-1885 and A.D. 1901; compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1952.

Facsimile edition: Templegate Publishers, early 1990s. Baronius Press have secured rights and is producing a new edition due in early 2010. At the beginning of time the Word already was; and God had the Word abiding with him, and the Word was God.

ANT

The Authentic New Testament, edited and translated from the Greek for the general reader. 2nd ed 1985 as "The Original New Testament: A Radical Translation and Reinterpretation."

Hugh J. Schonfield

NT

Modern English

1955, 1958

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Aberdeen: Dennis Dobson, Ltd. Central Press, 1955.

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Translated by a Jewish scholar to reflect "the atmosphere of the period in which the documents were written."

Reprinted 1994. This is a one-volume edition of a translation which was first published in 3 volumes, 1956-59, under the title, Wuest's Expanded translation of the Greek New Testament. intended as a comparison to, or commentary on, the standard translations.

NEB

New English Bible

C. H. Dodd, ed.

OT NT, Apoc

Modern English

1961 NT. Apoc 1970.

Critical versions of MT, and GNT.

Oxford and Cambridge: Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press, 1961, 1970.

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A paraphrastic version sponsored by several denominations in Great Britain. When all things began, the Word already was. The Word dwelt with God, and what God was, the Word was.

NWT NewWorld

New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures Rendered from the Original Language by the New World Translation Committee

an interfaith interpretation with notes from Catholic, Protestant and Jewish traditions, and references to art, literature, history and the social problems of modern man.

Bar Barclay

The New Testament, A New Translation

William Barclay

NT

Modern English

1969

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London and New York: Collins, 1969. Westminster John Knox Press, 1999

0664221742, 978-0664221744

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A free translation with moderate interpretation, verging on paraphrase. When the world began, the Word was already there. The Word was with God, and the nature of the Word was the same as the nature of God.

A translation for speakers of English as a second language. No contractions; short sentences; no footnotes; tries to use each English word in only one sense; adds interpretive explanations. The Word (Christ) was in the beginning. The Word was with God. The Word was God.

A version whose concern is the true name and titles of the creator and his son. Originally was the Word, and the Word was with YAHVAH; and the Word was YAHVAH.

Confraternity_nn

Confraternity Bible (various hybrids)

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NT, partial OT

Modern English

1970 (latest)

The Confraternity Version NT, with various books from the DRC OT and books that would ultimately become the OT of the 1970 NAB. Some with a revision of the DR Psalms, from the Latin. Some others with a uniquely Confraternity translation of GEN.

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NAB

The New American Bible, Translated from the Original Languages, with Critical Use of All the Ancient Sources, by Members of the Catholic Biblical Association of America. Sponsored by the Bishops' Committee of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine.

Louis F. Hartman and Myles M. Bourke, eds.

OT NT, Apoc

Modern English

1970, 1987

From the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.

Paterson, N.J.: St. Anthony Guild Press. 1970

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

About 1/4 the number of words. Condensing the text chapter-by-chapter. Three goals: short; easily understandable to the average layman; condense and simplify the language without changing any pertinent material.

PRS

Phillips Revised Student Edition

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Modern English

1972

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TENT

Today's English New Testament

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NT

Modern English

1972

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BLE

The Bible in Living English

Steven Tracy Byington

OT NT

Modern English

1972

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New York: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1972.

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J. Witness

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Klingensmith

Today's English New Testament

Don J. Klingensmith

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Modern English

1972

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New York: Vantage Press, 1972.

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A translation in simple English.

TPB

Poetic Bible, The

Voe Gray

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Modern English

1973

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HSM

Holy Scriptures (Menorah)

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Modern English

1973

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a.k.a. Jewish Family Bible

TEVGNB

Today's English Version. Good News Bible: The Bible in Today's English Version

A considerable revision of the language of the KJV, but based upon the same Greek and Hebrew texts that were the basis of the KJV. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

AILLect

An Inclusive Language Lectionary

Inclusive-Language Lectionary Committee of the National Council of the Churches of Christ, U.S.A., Division of Christian Education and Ministry.

Christian Community Bible: Translated, Presented and Commented for the Christian Communities of the Philippines and the Third World; and for Those Who Seek God. Complete Text Translated from Hebrew and Greek. Pastoral Edition.

An informal paraphrase of the New Testament. "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you" is changed to Enjoy the best of Jesus!. The Word was first, the Word present to God, God present to the Word. The Word was God…

A limited revision of KJV, in which only the most archaic words and usages are replaced. Lectionary readings from the Revised Common Lectionary are marked with double diamonds. A revised edition with the Apocrypha (but without lectionary markings) appeared in 1998 as the Third Millennium Bible. Further information may be found at the publisher's websites, www.kj21.com & www.tmbible.com.

Sch Fox Schocken

The Schocken Bible, vol 1: The Five Books of Moses: A New Translation with Introductions, Commentary, and Notes.

Heavily influenced by the principles of Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig, who in 1962 completed their translation of the Old Testament into German. The guiding principle is that the sound of the Hebrew text should be translated as closely as possible.

AIV

New Testament and Psalms: An Inclusive Version

Victor R. Gold, ed.

NT Psalms

Modern English

1995

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New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995.

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A politically correct adaptation of the NRSV which eliminates all "oppressive" language.

NTUV

The New Testament: An Understandable Version.

William E. Paul

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Modern English

1995

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Seattle, Washington: Impact Publications, 1995.

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A literal translation of the Nestle text, supplemented with parenthetical comments to clarify the meaning of the words. The Word (already) existed in the beginning (of time). (Note: this is a reference to the preexistence of Jesus, See verse 14). And the Word was with God and the Word was (what) God (was).

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A Non-Ecclesiastical New Testament: being a translation into English of Greek writings dating from the First Century of the Common Era.

Frank Daniels

NT

Modern English

1995, 2007

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"Suppose that when reading the New Testament, one were to discover that Jesus' intent in coming here was to abolish religious systems of worship that were almost identical to what we have today."

"This Bible is theologically identical to the authoritative King James Bible (KJV), but it is easier to understand because the language has been somewhat updated to reflect current usage." Aka Clarified King James Version.

"I've tried to maintain the feel of the King James Version, frequently using British spellings, and including much of the KJV syntax and even some antiquated words. I've used the masculine in the old, gender-inclusive sense."

"It is a simple word for word update from the KJV English. I have taken care to change nothing doctrinely, but to simply update the spelling and vocabulary. I have not changed the grammar because that could alter it doctrinely."

Translated from the Original Texts in Hebrew and Greek into Spanish by Casiodoro de Reina (1569) and compared with the revision of Cipriano de Valera (1602). Based on the New Testament of Francisco de Enzinas (1543) and on the New Testament (1556) with the Psalms (1557) of Juan Perez de Pineda. This material was translated from Spanish into English by Russell M. Stendal and compared with the Old English Translation of William Tyndale (Pentateuch of 1530, Ploughboy Edition New Testament of 1534, Joshua to 2 Chronicles of 1537, and Jonah). It was also compared word for word with the Authorized Version (by King James) of 1611.

Said to be a "plain language" update of Tyndale's version, which is claimed to be the true original, translated from manuscripts now lost. It changes "yea" to "yes", but leaves David the king begat Solomon, of her that was the wife of Urias.

"The first non-european english Bible translation from the original Hebrew scriptures. Presents the exotic insights and feelings left out by western translators." This does not appear to be available in print or online, other than the Genesis print edition linked above.

"Where the KJV is very clear I have left a number of verses untouched and where the underlying meaning is obscured, I have eliminated the KJV text altogether with my own rendering or have used Young's Literal Translation in its place. For some verses that are not highly theological in nature, an occasional paraphrasing has been utilized where appropriate.... Rather they reflect the final parchment order of the books that restores the proper story flow to EIGHT DIVISIONS."

"The Alternate Translation Bible is an original translation of the Hebrew and Greek scripture in which the Translator has selected different definitions than most other Translators [translator's license], for many Hebrew and Greek words...."

Drew widespread attention in England when it appeared in June 2004, mainly because a forward by the Archbishop of Canterbury expressed his hope that the version would find a wide readership. A brief review published in the Times of London pointed out that apparently one goal of the version was to eliminate biblical strictures against homosexual and other illicit sex. Omits 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, 2 Peter, 2 and 3 John, Jude, and Revelation. Inserts an ancient Gnostic tractate known as the "Gospel of Thomas."

'More Aussie Bible' (2008) adds Gen, Prov, John, 1John. From Mark 6: Late in the arvo his team came to him and said, "This is dry mallee country, and it's getting pretty late. Let the mob pop off so they can buy themselves some tucker from local properties or townships." Jesus answered, "You feed them." They protested, "Do you want us to spend 200 smackers to buy enough bread for this lot?"

Manga Bible (新約聖書 Shinyaku Seisho?) is a five volume manga series based on the Christian Bible created under the direction of the non-profit organization Next, a group formed by people from the manga industry. Though first published in English, the books are originally written in Japanese and each volume is illustrated by a Japanese manga artist." Gospels as Manga Messiah (2006)

"The Accurate New Testament has modern English vocabulary, but it has not been written in a modern, readable style. Instead, the sentence structures, word order and gender usage of the Greek New Testament have been preserved to reproduce the precise logic and worldview of the original first-century authors. Read together with a standard English translation, the Accurate New Testament may be used to show how the translators of the standard translation transformed the original Greek words into English sentences, which words were added or deleted, and which word forms were changed. Read alone, the beauty of the classical Greek language and the spirituality of the original New Testament authors shine through."

Siku

The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation

Siku

(selected)

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2008

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Galilee Trade

0385524315, 978-0385524315

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"Siku presents jazzy and irreverent riffs on the good book, leaping brazenly over whole reams of material and scattering behind numerous Want to Know More tags.... The action is breezy and flip, drawn in a sharp and Anglicized manga style."

"The Fresh Agreement is a word-for-word translation that applies the full range of English to find a one-to-one relationship for nearly all Greek words, being careful of the original grammatical forms and etymological relationships." "Joseph Garnier translated The Fresh Agreement because he was tired of confusion by so many varying opinions as to what the most sacred book of Christianity says. He learned Greek by analyzing the way words are used and arrivng at an English equivalent that matches the breadth of the original word's usage."

RNKJV

Restored Name King James Version

"Eliyah"?? Scripture Research Association

OT NT

English

2009?

KJV, The Holy Name Bible, by the Scripture Research Association; The Scriptures, by the Institute for Scripture Research; The ExeGesis, by Herb Jahn; and the New Englishman's Hebrew Concordance, by George V. Wigram

"The basic idea of transparency is that one should be able to “peer through” the English translation, and, to whatever extent possible, see, hear, and even feel, the dynamics of the original text. This includes alliteration, puns and word plays, idioms, rhythms, redundancies, and even obscurities—allowing the English reader an entrance into the complex world of the host languages, that all too often is the privileged domain of the specialist." Genesis 1:11: And ELOHIM said, “Let the land sprout the sprout, a plant seeding seed, a fruit tree making fruit, according to its type, its seed, within it, upon the land.

Tr. has highly questionable credentials; and is listed as connected with a wide variety of sectarian groups. He claims the NT was originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic, and to have translated from that. He also claims to hold an earned doctorate, which there appears to be serious reason to doubt. The institution does not appear to exist.

A very simple translation of the Bible (not word for word) for people who are starting to learn English. (1200 word vocabulary). The home site also has a Biblical commentary that includes a more advanced (2800 word vocabulary) version. In the beginning, the Word was already there. The Word was with God. The Word was God.

a bilingual Hebrew-English translation of the Bible that includes Rashi's commentary in both Hebrew and English. "The Judaica Press Complete Tanach is the only CD-ROM available that contains an English translation of the Tanach text and of Rashi's commentary on the entire Tanach."

Source abbreviations:

BHS

Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia

Byz

Greek Byzantine text

Erasmus

Erasmus' Greek New Testament of

GNT

Greek New Testament (unspecified)

HOT

Hebrew Old Testament

Luther

Luther Bible

LXX

Septuagint

Maj

Majority Text

MT

Masoretic Text

NA

Nestle-Aland GNT

SP

Syriacc Peshitta

TR

Textus Receptus

UBS

United Bible Societies GNT

VG

Vulgate

WH

Westcott-Hort

Content abbreviations:

Pent

The Torah or books of Moses (5 books)

OT

Old Testament (39 books)

Apoc4

Judith, Tobit, Additions to Esther, and Additions to Daniel, as Jerome included in the Vulgate

Claims to be "theology-free", but appears to be associated with white supremacist/separatist teachings. Chronological order of books. 2Cor.6.20-21: Banding together ourselves as God's servants... in great tenacious resistance, in the Mentality of Separation, in unpretended honorable brotherly love, in the Word of Truth, in the power of God through the weapons of justification in the right hand and in the left.

Conventions:

In general, to be included a translation (or paraphrase) should provide at least a full book of the Bible, published as a separate work. Many single-book Biblical commentaries do include a piecemeal author's translation of verses, but are not included here unless there is another reason, such as that they were published separately from the commentary.

A shaded background for an entry indicates that I believe that edition to be unorthodox in some fashion, or that it seems to "have an axe to grind". I have likely missed some that should be so marked, because I have not reviewed most of the editions. The presence of the Apocrypha does not, for my purposes, make the work "unorthodox." Use any translation with prayer and reverent attention to the Holy Spirit for discernment; be doubly diligent in this regard, with any translations marked "unorthodox"

"??" is intended to mean "unknown", while "N/A" means not appicable.

The "class" attribute of each table row element indicates where the primary data was obtained, from among the sources listed below. Use "View Source" to see it if desired.

A unique short "ID" has been assigned to each work. When it has already been standardized by OSIS, that form is used. Otherwise, committe translations generally use an acronym for their name, while translations by individuals use the individual's surname. When a name would be ambiguous, either because of different translators with the same surname, multiple works by a single translator, or significantly revised editions, something is appended to distinguish them (usually the year or the name of the included Biblical book(s)).

When a single translator has published several books under separate cover, or when a translation is renamed, they are generally combined under a single entry and ID. The separate covers are listed, separated by semicolons, for their separate titles, contents, and dates.

"Title" is the full title. In some cases this is just "Holy Bible" or the name of a particular book, so may not be unique by itself.

Where possible, "Translator" identifies people, not organizations. Birth and death dates, when known, are provided in parentheses following the name.

"Contents" lists what parts of the Bible are included. It uses either the OSIS abbreviations for individual books, or these abbreviations for groups of books: OT (39 books), NT (27), CathApoc (the Roman Catholic Apocrypha), Pent (Gen, Exod, Lev, Deut, and Num), Wisdom (Psalms, Prov, Eccl, Song), Gospels, Epistles, Pauline (13 Epistles), Lukan (Luke and Acts) Johannine (John, 1J, 2J, 3J, and Rev). "Selected" indicates that the work only includes selected parts of the following-named book or group (and I don't know which parts).

"Date" indicates the date of initial publication. This may be the publication of an incomplete edition. For multiple works, they are listed in the same order as under "Contents", separated by semicolons, and with the date preceding the name of the contents. Additional dates may be given suffixed by "?" or "revised" (to indicate the publication date of a revision (not all revisions are listed). No attempt has been made to catalog multiple minor revisions, editions, bindings, or reprintings.

"Source" indicates the choice of texts from which the translation or paraphrase was made. If an edition is basically a revision of another edition, it says so.

"Publisher and Copyright" indicate the publisher, location, and copyright information (where known). For works before 1923, it is listed as "[No copyright]" because all such works are now public domain in the US. There may, however, exist copyrights in a more recent particular edition (consult a an attorney for the gory details). Information on the copyright status of many versions, especially dated 1923-1964, can be found at http://www.thedcl.org/support/pd-bibles/pd-bibles.html

"ISBN" provides the 10 or 13-digit ISBN for the work. Older works do not have these; however, if such a work has been reprinted in a modern edition it may have one or many (no attempt has been made to track down ISBNs for multiple editions). A few old works have ISBNs listed on Google Books; these I have included but not personally verified, and I don't know exactly what they refer to.

"Text" points to an online version(s) of the edition, in text or sometimes scanned-image form. The link's text indicates where (for example, "GB" indicates the work can be found on Google Books). GB* indicates I have verified there is a downloadable scan (these should be complete unless otherwise noted); GB- indicates there is not; (no GB) indicates that I couldn't locate it on Google Books, though of course it could be added, and it's possible I missed an extant copy as well. "Home" indentifies a link to what appears to be the "home page" for the edition/translation (which may or may not provide access to the full downloadable text).

"Info" points to further discussion of the particular translation. These may occasionally be switched with "Text", since I am still proofing them.

"Affiliation" identifies the denominational or other connections of the translators. In some case a translation is actually sponsored by a particular church, denomination, or other group, or is considered to be specifically reflective of a single group's views (I cannot personally confirm or debate such judgements, which may be subjective). Editions with a strong affiiation with a group's particular views are marked "unorthodox" on the tr element, and are displayed with background shading; such works should be used with particular caution.

Sources of general information and lists

Innvista (Inn) Discussions of ~116 translations. Provides good general information, but non-standard acronyms for everything, which are often opaque ("TAB" for The Abbreviated Bible, vs. "AB" for The Amplified Bible, vs. The Apostles' Bible which they don't seem to list; and many TxB for The (name) Bible; and perhaps most painful, "LBP" for "Lamsa Bible - Peshitta" rather than "Living Bible - Paraphrased").

BRC: bible-researcher.com Mostly excellent descriptive information on versions, chronologically organized. Many other useful pages, such as this page listing English translations accessible online.

The English Bible in America. A bibliography of editions of the Bible & the New Testament published in America 1777-1957.
Hills, Margaret T. (Margaret Thorndike), librarian of the American Bible Society, 1898-1972, ed.

"Editions of the Bible and parts thereof in English from the year MDV to MDCCCL. : with an appendix containing specimens of translations, and bibliographical descriptions." 1852. Cotton, Henry (1789-1879). online

GB -- Google Books. For out of copyright materials, you can generally download a PDF scan, or full text. There are restrictions on in-copyright materials (when no view is available, the indication is "GB-").

http://www.rockhay.org/worship/translat.htm -- links to quit a few Bibles.